War poems
What is the message in "War Photographer"?
Anti-war ; critical of war; sympathetic for victims of war; criticising the civilian public for not caring about victims of war
What is the message of "Kamikaze" (nature)?
Nature has the power to change your life ; it is life‑affirming; the beauty and meaning nature offers outweigh duty and love for your country.
What is the message in Poppies (identity or effects of war)?
The indirect effect of war/ conflict on individuals. A parent's identity is defined by their attachment to their children.
Which poem is this quote from?
"A hundred agonies in black and white"
War Photographer
Repetition ; personification
What is the message of Remains?
Critical of war; war is psychologically damaging; the soldiers are victims who continue to suffer long after the conflict has ended (PTSD)
What is the message of Storm on the Island?
Nature is powerful, unpredictable, and threatening, but we can mend the storm and survive if we stick together.
Nature is used as an allusion to the Troubles in Northern Ireland / Ireland. It reflects the tension and human conflict (between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland)
What is the message of Tissue (human power ; or identity)
Human power is fragile and temporary;
Identity is shaped more by human life and experience than by systems of control (Religious texts; Maps; Receipts;)
We should recognise our lives as temporary and fragile and use them for enjoyment rather than seeking to gain power and create a legacy
Which poem is this quote from?
"Dem tell me / wha dem want to tell me"
Checking out me history
What techniques is in this quote from "Exposure"?
"Sudden successive flghts of bullets streak the silence."
alliteration (the "s" sound) ; Sensory language (auditory)
What is the message of Bayonet Charge?
Critical of war; War as chaotic and dehumanising;
soldiers are used as pawns by their countries and their lives don't matter;
the soldier does not feel heroic and devolves to basic survival instinct and fear when in battle.
What is the message of Exposure (nature / or war)?
Nature is a powerful and hostile force that is more deadly than the enemy
The Soldiers of war suffer constantly, it is exhausting and hopeless. Owen is critical of war; it is not heroic but deeply draining and painful.
What is the message of Checking out Me History (power ; or identity)?
Your identity is closely tied to your history / native culture.
Authorities with power can control history and education --> limiting people’s sense of identity,
Individuals must reclaim their identity by rediscovering their own history.
Which poem is this quote from:
"And the drink and the drugs won't flush him out"?
Remains
What technique is this from Charge of the Light Bridade:
"Rode the six hundred" x6
Refrain
What is the message of Charge of the Light Brigade?
In support of war ; War is honourable; we should commemorate and forever honour the soldiers who died for our country.
Nature is overwhelming and powerful; it has the ability to inspire fear and fundamentally change a person’s understanding of themselves.
What is the message of "The Emigree"? (identity)
Your memory & history can help you to overcome challenges.
Which poem is this quote from:
"In what cold clockwork of the stars and the nations / was he the hand pointing that second"
Bayonet Charge
What technque is in this quote from "Poppies"?
"I traced the inscriptions of the war memorial, leaned against it like a wishbone"
Simile , sensory languge (touch)
Which two war poems present soldiers as victims rather than heroes?
Remains and Bayonet Charge
Which poems present nature as a negative enfluence on humans?
The Prelude; Exposure; Storm on the Island
Which poems suggest that identity is unstable or constructed
The Emigrée ; Tissue (maybe Checking Out Me History)
From which poem is this quote from:
"Our brains ache in merciless iced east winds that knive us "
Exposure
"Suddenly he awoke and was running"
in media res